The five-year deal that Devin Vassell signed with San Antonio, which will be worth at least $135MM, plus incentives, threw a “grenade” into some other rookie scale extension negotiations around the NBA, ESPN’s Zach Lowe said on the latest episode of his Lowe Post podcast. However, even before word of Vassell’s extension broke, Lowe had heard that Timberwolves forward Jaden … [Read more...] about Extension Rumors: McDaniels, P. Williams, Bey, Mann, J. Green
Northwest Notes: NAW, Reid, Brogdon, Agbaji, Nuggets
In his first foray in free agency, former first-round pick Nickeil Alexander-Walker decided to re-sign with the Timberwolves on a two-year, $9MM deal. Alexander-Walker had bounced around the league in his first four seasons, playing for New Orleans and Utah before being traded to Minnesota in February (he was technically on Portland for one day in ’21/22 as well). The … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: NAW, Reid, Brogdon, Agbaji, Nuggets
Wolves Release D.J. Carton, Trevor Keels, Tyrese Martin
The Timberwolves have released D.J. Carton, Trevor Keels and Tyrese Martin, the team announced in a press release. Carton, who went undrafted in 2021, was signed to an Exhibit 10 deal that would entitle him to a bonus worth up to $75K if he spends at least 60 days with the Iowa Wolves, Minnesota’s G League affiliate. He spent last season with Iowa, averaging 15.6 PPG, 5.5 APG, … [Read more...] about Wolves Release D.J. Carton, Trevor Keels, Tyrese Martin
Timberwolves Sign D.J. Carton
Free agent guard D.J. Carton has signed with the Timberwolves, the team announced in a press release. Carton joined the Hornets after going undrafted in 2021, but he was waived before the start of the season. He has been in the G League since then, spending one season with Greensboro and playing for Minnesota’s affiliate in Iowa last year. He averaged 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds … [Read more...] about Timberwolves Sign D.J. Carton
Northwest Notes: Jokic, Collins, Milton, Division Preview
After winning the 2023 NBA Championship, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic made headlines throughout the summer by expressing his desire to go back home and then later partying in his hometown of Sombor, Serbia. ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk took a look back at “the summer of Jokic” and explored the center’s approach to the offseason. Nuggets team president and governor Josh Kroenke didn’t … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Jokic, Collins, Milton, Division Preview